BearManor Media books are up again for the prestigious Rondo Awards! https://rondoaward.com/rondoaward.com/blog/
We'd appreciate your help in voting please. Our nominated books are:
BOOK OF THE YEAR (non-fiction; you can vote for two)
— THE ANIMATED UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTERS, by Matthew Hahn (BearManor Media, softcover, 500 pages, $30). From Frankenstein to the Wolfman, how Universal’s top monsters have been portrayed in cartoons, commercials and all manners of animation.
— LURCHING FORWARD: Ted Cassidy’s Early Life from Cradle to Creature, by Christofer Cook (BearManor Media, hardcover, 396 pages, $45). Actor was far more than the Addams Family butler.
— MONSTERS, MOVIES AND ME: True tales of my journey into Cult Horror Movies, by Frank Dietz (BearManor Media, softcover, 358 pages, $32). Actor, screenwriter, and artist recalls the absurdist moments of appearing in cult comedies and horrors.
— NO ZONE: Reviews of Art, Cult, and Genre Cinema, 2003-2012, by Tim Lucas (BearManor Media, softcover, 442 pages, $36.27). First-time collection of columns appearing in the British Film Institute’s Sight and Sound magazine.
— SCRIPTS FROM THE CRYPT 16: Ghost of Frankenstein, by Tom Weaver and Greg Mank (BearManor Media, softcover, 390 pages, $40). Everything about the fourth Frankenstein film including cast, sets, secrets and trivia.
Also, I was told that "I" have been nominated for a Rondo! I'm not sure what category I'm "up" for since I'm not listed. Perhaps it's unseemly for me to ask, but if you Want to vote for
me in one of the below categories, I promise I won't mind! Copying this from the Rondo site. And thank you!
Ben Ohmart
ADVISORY CATEGORIES
(Help Rondo organizers decide who should be selected
in the following categories)
26. MONSTER KID OF THE YEAR (Who did the most to advance the cause of classic horror scholarship, film preservation or genre fun).
27. Special Recognition (Whose work or energy in 2024 deserves special mention).
29. AND FINALLY, THE MONSTER KID HALL OF FAME
— Which fans, pros, writers, researchers, horror hosts or others should be inducted into the Rondo Awards Monster Kid Hall of Fame? Suggest up to six names of folks who have helped fandom grow.
Here’s the list of those already in the Hall of Fame
Whew. That’s a lot. Thanks to all for your patience. remember, you don’t have to vote in every category, and write-ins are welcome.
TO VOTE, simply email David Colton at taraco@aol.com by on Sunday night at midnight, April 20, 2025.